Skype is dead. Need an alternative to make international calls to landlines. Suggestions?

  • @BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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    -71 month ago

    I mean, depending on who/why you’re calling, you can just use Discord. Just add someone as a friend and you can message/voice chat directly with them anytime you want. They have a reasonable mobile app in addition to desktop and even browser options.

      • @BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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        -91 month ago

        Sure, but that’s just a dumb way to do it when even in third world countries everyone is rocking at least a basic smartphone.

        • @thebestaquaman@lemmy.world
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          71 month ago

          This reads like a good old stackoverflow answer:

          I want to do X, can anyone help?

          X is dumb, and you shouldn’t do it. Here’s how to do Y.

          • @BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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            -21 month ago

            Those are often right.

            People frequently aren’t asking the right questions because they are thinking inside a box that doesn’t need to exist.

            Sometimes there are legitimate reasons why these options don’t work, but most of the time they are the superior choice.

            • @thebestaquaman@lemmy.world
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              61 month ago

              It can be legitimate to ask “why do you want to do X” so that you can help find a solution to the underlying problem. Saying “you shouldn’t do X” without knowing what the underlying problem is is the epitome of unhelpful and overbearing.

              It’s literally a meme that devs have some obscure problem, and the only online resource they find is a forum post with one of

              • nvm, I fixed it (no further explanation)
              • Marked as duplicate (link to question about something different but related)
              • “You shouldn’t do this, here’s how to do something else” (cannot do Y, that’s why I’m trying to do X)
              • @BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca
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                -21 month ago

                Other people had already responded with answers that fit the specific question prior to me responding. I was just adding an additional possibility to consider.